Lyrics should not need to stand on their own; many of [Bob] Dylan's do, but in common with other great lyricists, he has written plenty that falters on the page but soars in song.

All doctrine is ultimately the death of joy - even when the doctrine is the elevation of the light above the serious, because joy is too varied and elusive ever to confine itself to one or the other.

The same is true of ranking him thus against any work of literature. [Bob Dylan] has been made, through no fault of his own, the object of odious tokenism.

Look, dear! How adorable. When pop music tries its very hardest, it can be almost as good as Sven Hassel.

Without music, there is not the faintest chance [Bob Dylan] words would now be garlanded as they are.

The general sentiment among the Yeas is, no accolade is too high for their man; and the Nobel being, literally, the gold standard among prizes, it is surely his [Bob Dylan] due.

They both looked at me in a way that was fast becoming familiar: two parts bafflement to one part awe at my talent for making a bad situation worse.

Imaginary happiness has an “end” and real happiness is “permanent”.

The company of fools may first make us smile, but in the end we always feel melancholy.

We all need people who will give us feedback. That's how we improve.

Continued eloquence is wearisome.

When it comes to skin care, I like to keep things simple. I'm not the type of person who runs out to have facials.

I had four hundred thousand pages of continental philosophy and lit theory in my head. And by God, I was going to use it to prove to him that I was smarter than he was.

Folks will say anything, and next time round they'll believe it.

Only where children gather is there any real chance of fun.

Let me assure you that all of our pets, and animals of every kind will be with us for eternity on the Other Side.

I like reading the world through a writer's eyes, rather than seeing a writer looking at him or herself as if at the center of gravity of the world around them.